Temperate grassland - Ontaisougen (English spelling) steppe

Japanese: 温帯草原 - おんたいそうげん（英語表記）steppe

The word steppe is often used in its original form, and in that case it refers to a grassland that exists in the temperate zone where trees cannot grow due to the dryness of summer and the low temperatures of winter. In the narrow sense, it refers to this type of grassland in southern Russia, where herbs, mainly those of the grass family, grow sparsely (→ chernozem). In the broad sense, it also includes those in other regions.

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Japanese:

原語でそのままステップと呼ばれることも多く，その場合温帯中で，夏季の乾燥と冬季の低温のために樹木が育たずにできた草原をいう。狭義にはロシア南部でのこの種の草原をいい，イネ科のものを中心とした草本が疎生する (→チェルノゼム ) 。広義には他地方のものも含む。

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